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Prime Minister Narendra Modi flew down to Bengaluru on Saturday directly from the Greek capital of Athens to interact with ISRO scientists on the successful Chandrayaan-3 mission and announced the decision to name the place where lander Vikram touched down on the lunar surface as "Shiva Shakti Point". Terming the success of Chandrayaan-3 mission as an 'extraordinary moment' in the history of India's India's space programme, he said the place where the Chandrayaan-2 lander crash-landed on the Moon's surface in 2019 would…

Before the release of the Final Fantasy XIV expansion, Shadowbringers, game director Naoki Yoshida joked that George R.R. Martin needed to finish his A Song of Ice and Fire books before he’d consider a Game of Thrones collaboration with the MMORPG. Fouryears later and with Winds of Winter nowhere in sight, it would seem Yoshida has simply decided to do things himself.Yvette Nicole Brown on the Pulled D&D Episode of Community | io9 interviewIt is perhaps passé to immediately label any kind of dark medieval fantasy…

Of all the Indiana Jones movies, I’ve seen Temple of Doom the most. Between a worn-out VHS copy and watching on TV, I’ve probably seen it 100 times. I know every wink, every expression, every inflection of every line reading. I love it unconditionally and figured, watching it again in the lead-up to Indy’s fifth and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny, I wouldn’t really find much to talk about. I was wrong.Brian Baumgartner | First FandomsIn the weeks ahead, io9 is going to revisit each of the Indiana Jones films just…

How would you explain the literary and religious significance of Saundarya Lahari to someone who is not familiar with this text?  We all know about the worship of the Mother Goddess, and the numerous legends about Shakti – as Kali, as Chandi, as Durga. Saundarya Lahari is a Sanskrit hymn in one hundred verses – or hundred and three, in some versions – and it identifies Shakti as the ultimate boss. It tells us how the entire universe is nothing but her manifestation, presents a cosmology centered around Shakti, and…

Revenge dramas are considered guilty-pleasures. These movies are perfect for a cozy weekend watch when you're in need of some motivation as the plot usually revolves around a protagonist who has been wronged and he sets out on a path to take revenge from those who have wronged him. Some good examples of revenge dramas are the John Wick series, The Northman, KGF, Joker, Badlapur and others. But if you've watched them all and are in need of a new film, then you cannot miss out on this Kannada-language action drama…

Brahmāstra: Part One – Shiva is coming to Disney+ Hotstar. In an Instagram post, director Ayan Mukherji confirmed that his Hindi-language fantasy adventure film would be available for streaming on the platform, starting November 4. Starring Alia Bhatt and Ranbir Kapoor in the lead, the film is the first of a planned trilogy, and explores various Hindu myths in a modern-day setting. Brahmāstra is helmed under Karan Johar's Dharma Productions banner, and is aimed at kickstarting India's own cinematic universe, ‘The…

Amid a woeful 2022 so far, this almost feels like Hindi mainstream cinema’s last roll of the dice, and a return to storytelling first principles. A mythologically inclined franchise-starter modelled on Marvel Cinematic Universe’s money-printing early phases, Brahmastra is backed by uber-producer Karan Johar, directed by crowdpleaser Ayan Mukerji (2013’s Yeh Jawaani Hai Deewani) and staffed by front-rank faces. Whether it can reunite never-more-divided audiences remains to be seen, but it’s far from the worst idea Mumbai…

Skyesports Founder and CEO, Shiva Nandy, has issued a statement regarding the matter. As reported by Sportskeeda, Nandy took to Instagram to share his views and claim that BGMI isn’t banned yet and it is just an interim order from the government. Nandy said, “It was not an immediate action. It was in the process for almost five months. In fact, one week before removing the game from the Play Store, an interim notice was sent to Krafton HQ by the government. Two days before the game was removed from the store, we got a…

As they have swelled in numbers so have their woes. From few thousands half a century ago to an estimated 12 million now, these barefoot pilgrims continue to be ridiculed, almost reviled by the urban middle class for clogging roads and disrupting traffic. For those who don’t participate, this annual ritual of carrying holy water as an offering to Shiva is seen as an act of vulgate religiosity. Undeterred, the pilgrimage has a growing following among poor and lower-middle-class youth who have made kanwar one of the…

London-born musician Shiva Feshareki has always blended two seemingly contradictory worlds. She is best known for creating improvisatory, sampledelic soundscapes using DJ equipment: Stanton turntables, a Roland Space Echo, the real-time sampling capabilities of a Korg Kaoss Pad, a theremin which spins on a turntable to create unusual electronic pulses. But she’s also a trained composer with a doctorate from the Royal College of Music, and has long championed avant garde works by likeminded women such as Pauline Oliveros,…